People’s Artists Đặng Xuân Hải, chairman of Việt Nam Cinema Association, led the charge to set up the association and said violations of copyright in the local cinema and television field are common.

Hà Nội’s Department of Culture and Sports has sent a letter urging authorities to save the pre-historic archaeological site, popularly known as Vườn Chuối, to preserve ancient artefacts that belonged to the city's earliest residents.